System and method for triggering elements in 5g network

A method (300) for triggering at least one device (104) in a network, said method (300) comprising:

• receiving, by a network exposure function (NEF) (114), a trigger request from an application function (AF) (112), and generating a request for obtaining a short message service function ID (SMSF ID) corresponding to said at least one device;
• receiving, by a unified data management (UDM) (118), said generated request and fetching an assigned SMSF ID corresponding to said at least one device and transmitting said assigned SMSF ID to said NEF (114);
• receiving, by a service capability exposure function (SCEF) (116), said assigned SMSF ID via an interworking unit (110), and submitting said SMSF ID along with said trigger request to a network element (122);
• and
• selecting, by said network element (122), a SMSF (124) corresponding to said assigned SMSF ID.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method (300) for triggering at least one device (104) in a network, said method (300) comprising:

• receiving, by a network exposure function (NEF) (114), a trigger request from an application function (AF) (112), and generating a request for obtaining a short message service function ID (SMSF ID) corresponding to said at least one device;
• receiving, by a unified data management (UDM) (118), said generated request and fetching an assigned SMSF ID corresponding to said at least one device and transmitting said assigned SMSF ID to said NEF (114);
• receiving, by a service capability exposure function (SCEF) (116), said assigned SMSF ID via an interworking unit (110), and submitting said SMSF ID along with said trigger request to a network element (122);
• and
• selecting, by said network element (122), a session management service function (SMSF) (124) corresponding to said assigned SMSF ID.